India's biggest cricket carnival kicks off with a glittery opening ceremony on Tuesday April 07,2015 as several stars from Bollywood line-up for some breathtaking performances to start the Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 8
The two-hour gala featuring Bollywood stars Farhan Akhtar, Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Pritam and Hrithik Roshan is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
During the two-hour show, actor-director Farhan Akhtar will belt out songs with his band.
Actor Saif Ali Khan, Indian cricketing legend Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's son, will host the show and introduce the cricketers and stars
Rain and Thunderstorms could play spoilsport at the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament, slated to be held at the Salt Lake stadium on Tuesday, according to the Met Office forecast.
Wednesday's IPL opener between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens here also looks threatened with heavy showers predicted on the day.
Heavy rain failed to dampen the spirit of 'City of Joy' as a dazzling Bollywood-style opening ceremony kick started the eighth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket after a one and a half hour delay at the decked-up Salt Lake stadium
IPL 8 kicked off with a glamorous opening ceremony at Kolkata. The captains of the eight IPL teams present on the occasion signed the spirit of cricket bat to pledge their allegiance to the campaign
The skippers, one after another, trooped on to the stage as their
names were called by former Indian skipper Ravi Shastri, who conducted
this part of the show before a crowd of around 15,000.
Indian ODI
skipper M.S. Dhoni, who leads the three-time winners CSK
in the IPL, was the first to sign the bat. Another Indian cricket star
and RCB captain Virat Kohli was the last.
Sunrisers
Hyderabad's David Warner was the only captain who was not present. His
teammate Shikhar Dhawan put his signature on the bat on behalf of the
Australian.
Captains of IPL teams, from left, MS Dhoni - Chennai Super Kings, Shikhar Dhawan - Sunrisers Hyderabad, George Bailey - Kings X1 Punjab, Gautam Gambhir - Kolkata Knight Riders, Rohit Sharma - Mumbai Indians, Jean-Paul Duminy - Delhi Daredevils, Virat Kohli - Royal Challengers Bangalore and Shane Watson - Rajatshan Royals pose for photograph in Kolkata
Captains of IPL teams, from left, MS Dhoni - Chennai Super Kings, Shikhar Dhawan - Sunrisers Hyderabad, George Bailey - Kings X1 Punjab, Gautam Gambhir - Kolkata Knight Riders, Rohit Sharma - Mumbai Indians, Jean-Paul Duminy - Delhi Daredevils, Virat Kohli - Royal Challengers Bangalore and Shane Watson - Rajatshan Royals pose for photograph in Kolkata
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